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I RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS AS THE CONTENTS 

 OF A GOOD EDUCATIONAL BOX : 



Cuticles of Lily, Candytuft, and one or two others, to 

 show cells and stomata. 



Cuticle of Indian Corn, or Equisetum, to show siliceous 

 cuticle. 



Cuticle of Hyacinth, to show raphides. 



Cells of spiral fibre. 



Scalariforra vessels. 



Starch grains. 



Hairs of Deutzia leaf. 



Scales on leaf of Elseagnus or Tillandsia. 



Pollen of Hollyhock or Mallow. 



Stamens. 



Sections of wool, Endogens and Exogens. 



A capsule of Moss. 



Spore-cases of Eern. 



Elaters of Equisetum. 



Elaters of Jungermannia. 



Leaf of Moss or Jungermannia. 



Specimens of Eungi. 



Mould, Arsyria, Phragmidium, or Puccinea, blight of 

 Wheat. 



Heads of Insects. Bee, Wasp, Beetle, Butterfly, Hyme- 

 noptera, Blow-fly, Panorpa, Tipula, to show the tongues and 

 eyes, and study them comparatively. 



Antennse of Syrphus, of Cockchafer. 



Leg of Dytiscus, Gyriiius, a Ely, a Beetle, a 

 Saw-fly. 



Wing of Wasp, for hamuli ; wing of Syrphus, of Hemip- 

 tera, of Moth, to show scales. 



Spiracles of Dytiscus; Trachea of ditto, or Silkworm; 

 Aerating leaflets of LibeUulse, or Ephemera. 



Sting of Wasp or Bee, of Gnat, of Horse-fly. 



Elytra of Diamond^beetle, of Hemiptera. 



Saws of Saw-fly. 



Egg of Breeze-fly. 



Acarus of Sugar. 



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